HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-08-03 Board of Assessors MinutesTOWN OF READING
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READING, MA 01867. '.93 = x
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
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FAX: 781-942-9037
MINUTES
AUGUST 3, 2010
MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
IN ATTENDANCE
MR ROBERT I.'NORDSTRAND, MR FRED A. MCGRANE, MR RALPH
A. COLORUSSO, MR WILLIAM BOATWRIGHT & MS. PATRICIA
SULLIVAN. MR ROBERT LELACHEUR JOINED THE MEETING AT
7:05PM AND LEFT AT 8:07PM.
1. APPOINTMENTS WERE NONE.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING/S
JULY 20, 2010 - APPROVED 3-0 AS AMENDED.
3. TOWN APPRAISER'S REPORT
MR BOATWRIGHT DISTRIBUTED AND REVIEWED A LIST OF
THE VARIOUS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE
TOWN, AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC COUNTS ON VARIOUS
STREETS IN THE TOWN OF READING. ALL OF WHICH WAS..
INTENDED TO DETERMINE THE COMMERCIAL
NEIGHBORHOODS.
MR BOATWRIGHT BRIEFED THE BOARD ON THE PROGRESS
WITH MR. GALLO AND ATTY. MARK WITKIN REGARDING
SEVERAL PENDING APPEALS.
AUGUST 3, 2010
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MINUTES CONT.
4. SIGNINGS WERE COMPLETED.
5. NEW BUSINESS NONE NOTED.
6. GENERAL BUSINESS
DISCUSSED THE PROS AND CONS OF THE 2 PREVIOUS
PRESENTATIONS OF PATRIOT PROPERTIES AND VISION
APPRAISAL TECHNOLOGY.
MR LELACHEUR COMMENTED THAT THE OVERLAY
FIGURE SHOULD IDEALLY BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER (IN
TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER TOWN MEETING). HE FURTHER
COMMENTED THAT THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE URGENCY
FOR THE NEW GROWTH FIGURE AND THAT THE
PRELIMINARY BUDGET SHOULD BE PREPARED BY MID-
NOVEMBER.
7. CORRESPONDENCE NONE NOTED.
8. NEXT MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUS T 7:00 PM
ADJOURNED: 8:57 PM ATTEST:.,
/ A MCGRANE
SECRETARY PRO TEM